Bank Loan Issued to Business Associate, Partially Guaranteed by Parent

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Bank Loan Issued to Business Associate, Percentage Guaranteed by Parent

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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosures [Line Items]

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Reimbursement and Guaranty Agreement, Percentage to be Reimbursed

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Minimum amount of other commitment maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for commitments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in this taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 04, 2015	Nov. 15, 2013	Oct. 09, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Bank loan issued to business associate, partially guaranteed by parent		$ 13,300,000	$ 46,200,000	$ 18,000,000.0
Bank loan issued to business associate, percentage guaranteed by parent			25.00%	25.00%
Maximum exposure under guaranty		$ 1,800,000	$ 11,600,000.0	$ 4,500,000.0
Reimbursement and guaranty agreement, percentage to be reimbursed			75.00%
Forgivable notes receivable [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Other commitment	$ 76,100,000
Other commitment, due in next twelve months	11,500,000
Capital contributions to joint ventures [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Other commitment, due in next twelve months	$ 2,100,000